Diesel
Diesel noun - An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil.
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Steam engine and diesel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Steam engine" instead a noun "Diesel".
Steam engine
Steam engine noun - External-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder.
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Diesel and steam engine are semantically related. You can use "Diesel" instead a noun phrase "Steam engine".
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Fantastic Racism: The steam engine/diesel hatred came to a head in Calling All Engines, and has mostly disappeared since then.
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Jules drives the Marauder, a diesel/steam engine hybrid.
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Later comics have him switching to a modern diesel-electric train, or continuing to maintain the steam engine altmode well into the aughts.
Source: Steam Never Dies
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Steam engine and Diesel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diesel/steam_engine
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Steam engine or Diesel. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/diesel/steam_engine.
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